He was born in the year 1960 in Hyderabad, India and received B.Tech degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from J.N.T.U.College of Engineering, Hyderabad, in 1983. He has received M.E.with Industrial Drives & Control from O.U College of Engineering, Hyderabad, in 1986. He has received PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, in 1996. He is having 29 years of teaching and research experience. His Research interests are Power Electronics, Industrial Drives & FACTS Controllers. He has supervised 21 Ph.D. theses and published/presented 151 technical research papers in national and international conferences and journals. Presently supervising 6 Ph.D. scholars. He is a Fellow of Institute of Engineers (India), (FIE), and Fellow of Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (FIETE), and Member of IEEE and SESI. He was Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (Nov 2011 to Nov 2014). He is presently professor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering in JNTUH College of Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has visited widely including, Singapore, Malaysia, K.S.A.,U.A.E., Srilanka, Thailand, Sweden, France, Finland, U.K. Switzerland, and U.S.A. He has received several awards including State Teachers Award in 2009 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh from the hands of Honorable Chief Minister.